It does not mean accepting the lowest common denominator or clinging to outmoded ideas out of apathy or fear.

也不意味着要刻意迎合大众口味，或是因冷漠或恐惧而抱住落后的想法不撒手。

He kept clinging to me for his, like, sustenance.

他非常依赖我 好像我是他的寄托一样。

I felt my naked feet clinging to the steps of an iron ladder.

我感到我的光脚是紧紧地踩在一架铁梯上。

He'll be just another child, clinging to my skirts.

他会像我的另一个孩子似的，整天牵着我的裙子转。

Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes.

在许多地方看见了爪印，灌木丛中发现了粘在上面的美洲狮毛。

Here a male is clinging to the back of a female.

这只雄性紧抱在雌性的后背。

She clung to him like a shadow.

她总像影子似的紧跟着他。

Oh. It's obviously not me that's clinging to something here.

◆obviously 显然;明白地◆clinging 有粘性的；执着的。

So what results from failing to adapt and clinging to the status quo?

那么不做调整、安于现状的后果是什么呢？

That means they don't see us as castaways clinging to some wreckage!

“这么说他们没把我们当做攀附在船骸上的遇难者！”

On the street, Jonah looked up, and saw Peter clinging to the wall.

乔纳在街边抬起头来，看到了紧贴墙壁的彼得。

This allows the number of droplets left clinging to the leaves to be calculated.

这样就可以计算出附着在叶子上的液滴数量。

And there was usually a tin can with food still clinging to the inside.

那里还通常有可口的，吃剩的罐头。

He was seen clinging with five other survivors to the tail section of the airplane.

有人看到他和另外五个幸存者紧抓着失事飞机的尾翼。

For months they've been scattered over huge areas, clinging to existence around tiny water holes.

这些动物曾接连数月，守着零落四方的小水坑，过着艰难的生活。

The children cling to their father for more pocket money.

孩子们黏着爸爸，要他再给此零花钱。

It is refreshing to know that some ethnic groups are proudly clinging to their priceless legacies.

得知有些少数民族正骄傲地固守着他们无价的遗产，真是令人振奋。

Cling to them as you would cling to your life, for without them, life is meaningless.

要像坚守生命一样坚守住它们，因为失去它们，生活就会毫无意义。

It's vibrant body clinging to a sprawling web right off the sidewalk on Mount Vernon Street.

它的身体十分强健，紧贴着一张庞大的网，就在弗农山街的人行道上到处都是。

Those who were left were seen from the shore, clinging to the different pieces of the wreck.

从岸上看去，活下来的那些人都抓着船体残骸。